Can we? I doubt it. If we could, there would be no need for state-sanctioned marriage, would there? I mean, it basically boils down to a contract against adultery, right?
Beyond that, you might have a problem finding a distinction between an excuse for cheating, and an explaination. I dont see anyone making excuses for adultery, I see someone trying to explain adultery.
The fact is that Adultery has been around forever, regardless of it's obvious negative impact on families. Why is this? It is lazy thinking to just call everyone who cheats a "slut".
It is fine to make a moral judgement against cheaters if you wish, but there are valid reasons for trying to understand WHY people cheat as well. Bottom Line: People cheat, and will continue to do so.
How does a 'contract' suddenly make one able to control him/herself? Your statement is extremely illogical.
Wrong. Human children require an enormous amount of care for a very long time. There are state sanctioned marriages to provide certain necessary advantages to parents. But if you consider the very small subset of people who are not religious and who do not plan to have children then perhaps it becomes a contract against adultery (although a weak one).
Beyond that, you might have a problem finding a distinction between an excuse for cheating, and an explaination. I dont see anyone making excuses for adultery, I see someone trying to explain adultery.
The university study that was cited did not try to explain adultery. It explored women's perceptions of men at various stages of the menstrual cycle. It was the writer of the article, who's credentials are not provided and who did not perform any such study, that made the leap to a discussion of adultery. Yeah, someone is trying to explain adultery, but its a journalist, not a scientist.
The fact is that Adultery has been around forever, regardless of it's obvious negative impact on families. Why is this? It is lazy thinking to just call everyone who cheats a "slut".
The fact is that Murder has been around forever, regardless of it's obvious negative impact on families. Why is this? It is lazy thinking to just call everyone who cheats a "killer".
No lazy thinking involved. The label "slut" fits quite well on any woman who cheats. If the marriage is so bad then get out of it before sleeping around.
It is fine to make a moral judgement against cheaters if you wish, but there are valid reasons for trying to understand WHY people cheat as well. Bottom Line: People cheat, and will continue to do so.
Then find someone with better credentials than "staff journalist" to misinterpret and spin an only marginally related university study.